This is a really cute story about how a triangle transforms itself into many other shapes. I would provide my students with pattern blocks or GeoboardThis is a really cute story about how a triangle transforms itself into many other shapes. I would provide my students with pattern blocks or Geoboards for them to create the shapes while reading the story. I like the brightly colored pictures which also give students real life examples of the shapes in daily life. As a culminating activity, I would have students draw a picture (like a still life, or of an animal/object) using only geometric shapes. (1-3)...more

Provides students with practice in counting money (specifically coins). I would use it as a whole class read aloud, or with a small group who needed rProvides students with practice in counting money (specifically coins). I would use it as a whole class read aloud, or with a small group who needed remediation counting coins. For an extension, the teacher could pose problems about trading smaller coins for larger ones. Students could also construct a diagram of the various ways to make fifty cents from a combination of coins. (K-3)...more

This is a great read aloud for introducing and teaching subtraction. The book counts fish (while providing interesting fact) down from 12 to 0. The enThis is a great read aloud for introducing and teaching subtraction. The book counts fish (while providing interesting fact) down from 12 to 0. The end explains to reader what affect humans could have on fish if The Great Barrier Reef is not cared for. (K-1)...more

The story tells the details of a ladybugs journey over the course of a day. I would use this story in my classroom to have students model the time asThe story tells the details of a ladybugs journey over the course of a day. I would use this story in my classroom to have students model the time as we read on individual clocks (simply made like a spinner). I like how each page has a picture of the analog time, I could use this for students to check their answers as we read by holding the book under my document camera. As an extension activity, I could have students write their own story about their own lives spanning the course of one day. They could illustrate and draw the analog clock in the corner of all pages. (1-3)...more